Coimbra

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Daniel Fernandes of the University of Coimbra, first author of the study, adds: "Identifying both individuals as female and closely related turns this burial into a familial genetic case. The older woman's milder short stature likely reflects a heterozygous mutation, showing how the same gene affected members of a prehistoric family differently."

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In Portugal a section of the A1 motorway linking Lisbon to Porto collapsed when a river burst its banks near Coimbra.

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Games are being played at the Estadio Antonio Coimbra da Mota - a 5,000-capacity ground in Estoril - but it was transformed for the World Sevens.

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This tree was planted in the 19th Century in Coimbra's romantic Quinta das Lágrimas Gardens from seeds exchanged with Sydney's Botanical Garden and is a treasured landmark.

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Professor of Archaeology at the University of Coimbra and research fellow at Liverpool University George Nash explores this transformation in his book The Neolithic Tombs of Wales.

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